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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Getting Started Guide
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CHAPTER
7
Configuring the Adaptive Security
Appliance
This chapter describes the initial configuration of the adaptive security appliance.
You can perform the configuration steps using either the browser-based Cisco
Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) or the command-line interface
(CLI). The procedures in this chapter describe how to configure the adaptive
security appliance using ASDM.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• About the Factory Default Configuration, page 7-1
• Using the CLI for Configuration, page 7-2
• Using the Adaptive Security Device Manager for Configuration, page 7-3
• Running the ASDM Startup Wizard, page 7-8
• What to Do Next, page 7-9
About the Factory Default Configuration
Cisco adaptive security appliances are shipped with a factory-default configuration
that enables quick startup. The ASA 5500 series comes preconfigured with the
following:
• Two VLANs: VLAN 1 and VLAN2
• VLAN 1 has the following properties:
– Named “inside”